Seeds
Note: Germination instructions are not on seed packets, follow the instructions below for starting seed.
Soak seeds in warm water for 24 hours, then plant inside in trays in good, well draining potting mix. Give warmth and bright light. Germination slow and irregular over several week/month period.
NHC2683
Dwarf Indian Banana Musa mannii
An ornamental dwarf banana from India with thin, blackish pseudostems that reach 60 to
120 cm (2 to 4 ft.) tall, and spreading leaves with red midribs. The beautiful purplish pink
flowers are held upright among the leaves. Musa mannii adapts well to both tropical and
warm temperate climates and will grow best in a protected spot in filtered sun or shade. A
good tub plant for cooler areas.
Price per pack: $19.95
NHC2684 Monkey Fingers Banana Musa acuminata ssp. microcarpa
Indonesian origin. Grows to 20' and is famous with serious collectors because of the
uniqueness of its lengthy 6' fruiting stalk which may have hundreds of small, thin
finger-like bananas which may weigh 80 lb. The tart tasting fruits are not grown for
consumption as much as for the novelty of the tree. Not for export.
Price per pack: $3.95
NHC2694 Asian Edible Banana Musa acuminata ssp.
A fast growing banana from Asia that makes huge bunches of edible, but seedy fruits best
used for frying in our opinion. This is a really fast grower, and handles a bit of frost. Also
does very well in containers.
Price per pack: $19.95
NHC2909 Helen's Hybrid Edible Banana Musa sp.
This beautiful banana seems to be a hybrid between Musa sikkimensis and Musa
"Chini-Champa", a cultivar with very sweet and tasty fruits, popular in this area of India.
While Musa "Chini-Champa" seems to bring some of the fruit quality and color, namely
the red leaf-midribs, reddish leaf undersides, waxy white leafstalks and reddish stems into
this marriage, Musa sikkimensis must be responsible for the cold-hardiness that enables it
to grow here between 1400 and 1700 m (4700 and 5500 ft.). The fruits of course do have
seeds, but otherwise their quality is quite agreeable, perhaps as close as one can get to a
cold tolerant edible banana.
Price per pack: $19.95
NHC2696 Red Flash Musa sikkimensis Red Flash
A beautiful ornamental banana with deep red splashes across the top of leaves, underside
of young leaves are often deep maroon. You definitely need this one in your collection,
adds a different touch of tropical color.
Price per pack: $35.95
NHC2513
Thai Gold Banana Musa sp.
An exquisite cultivar with a highly ornamental, pale golden inflorescence. Easy and
rewarding to grow like most Musa and a great cut flower too.
Price per pack: $35.95
NHC2130
Rock Banana Ensete superbum
A very rare Banana plant from the North of India and Thailand.
Ensete superbum comes from the Western Ghats of India, the great chain of mountains
that forms the ramparts of the Decan Plateau.
However Ensete superum or a very simular species as yet unnamed is found in the
North of India and Thailand. They call it "the Rock Banana". This species should be far
more cold-hardy than the Ensete superb
Ensete superbum subsp. Thailand is a magnificent ornamental!
Compared to other Ensete's the pseudostem is very short so the plant has rather the
appearance of a huge nest-fern. The midrib has a red blush on the underside of the leaves.
The foliage is spectacular!
Price per pack: $29.95
NHC2742
Cheeseman's Banana Musa cheesmani
A nice addition to the ornamental banana line. A vigorous, large, wild banana from
Northeastern India. The pseudostems are densely clustering, dark reddish brown, with a
waxy white bloom towards the leaf stalk. The leaf is bright green above with a pale
midrib and grayish below with a conspicuous purple brown midrib.
Price per pack: $34.95
NHCZ1810
Seed Name: Edible Ornamental Banana Musa sapientum
An unusual type of ornamental banana that produces large, edible bananas, but the fruit is
full of large black seeds and is not raised commercially for this reason. Can be raised in
large tubs inside or zone 9 and higher outside. Inside, it rarely grows over 6 ft. tall, but
can reach 10 ft. or more outside.
Price per pack: $44.95
Z2450
Darjeeling Banana Musa sikkimensis (= M. hookeri)
Wow! A rare and little known large banana species, new to cultivation, that sports a
massive pseudo-trunk to 4,5m (14ft) tall and 45cm (18in.) in diameter., tinged with red,
and purple new leaves and leaf-midribs. A percentage of plants even exhibits beautifully
dark red mottled leaves.
The Darjeeling Banana is very hardy to cold (i.e. in the sense of Musa basjoo) coming, as
it does, from mountain forests up to 2000m (6000ft) in the Himalayas of NE-India. First
trials outdoors in the US, Britain, Germany and Switzerland have shown an excellent
resistance to cold and frost. Like all bananas, it is extremely fast growing, given rich soil
and an abundance of water. The fruits have a sweetish pulp but are hard and contain a few
large seeds. An absolute novelty that shows great promise as an ornamental for the
temperate as well as the cooler tropical garden. We think this plant that has more
potential than any other cold tolerant Musa in cultivation at the moment.
NHCZ2093
Cold Hardy Chinese Dwarf Banana Musella lasiocarpa
Musella lasiocarpa is an exciting banana relative that comes from high
altitudes (to frosty 2800m / 9200ft!) in the Yunnan province in China.
The maximum height of the plant is only about 1.5m / 5ft, half of which
is a very stout, conical trunk, topped by a crown of handsome, slightly
glaucous, broad leaves. From early age, the rhizome produces many
suckers. The "flower", which is big and bright yellow, appears in its
second year, and grows upright at the top of the trunk. As the
inflorescence grows in size, tiny 'bananas' begin to appear under each
bract which curls back to reveal the fruits. Unfortunately inedible, the
2" long bananas each contain dozens of small, shiny jet black seeds. The
seed requires cool stratification (abt. 5°C) but then germinates easily,
and subsequent seedling growth is as you might expect, very fast. Musella
appreciates heavy watering and feeding and a place in full sun. It will
flourish in all climates from cool tropical down to temperate, where it
will be found to be root hardy, enduring even cold winters with its
underground rhizome, just like the well known "Hardy Banana", Musa
basjoo. It also makes a perfect conservatory plant which will be a true
conversation piece that certainly will not outgrow its location.
NHCZ2305
Seed Name: Abyssinian Banana Musa Ensete
A fast growing banana-like plant that is a bit more cool tolerant than most with huge
paddle shaped bright green leaves up to 20 ft. long. Bright red midribs underneath. White
flowers inside of long, bronze-red bracts.
NHCZ2306
Seed Name: Velvet Banana Musa velutina
Good container type of banana with dark green leaf blades to 3 ft. Produces erect spikes
of white flowers, followed by softly hairy, pink fruit. Good for zone 8-10 and higher
outside.
NHCZ2007
Seed Name: Balbisiana Banana Musa balbisiana
Obscure but exciting 'new' Banana from North-east India, the Musa balbisiana is perhaps
one of the progenitors of the commercial banana. It grows at some altitude so may
tolerate cool conditions and a little frost, but its main characteristic is its huge flower. As
with others in the genus, rich soil is required for maximum growth together with plenty of
fertilizer and an adequate supply of water. Given these and some summer warmth, it is
almost dangerously fast growing!
New! Jim's Plant Growth Stimulator for Banana.
Jim has developed this product through years of testing on his farms. This natural, environmentally safe solution will produce amazing results, producing vigorous plants and larger fruits. We highly recommend you do you own trial test ( i.e. spray one plant with solution, next to a plant not sprayed with solution over the length of a growing season ) to fully appreciate how effective this product is.
This is a two part water soluble product that should be mixed 14.75cc of each part ( we provide measuring spoon with solution ) to one gallon of water and sprayed onto the foliage of the banana plants. It contains Food Grade H202, ( produced by nature ) Gibberellic Acid ( a natural plant growth hormone ), B1 and other plant vitamins, plant hormones, ( made from natural sources ) micronutrients including Boron (B), Copper (Cu), Iron (Fe), Manganese (Mn), Molybdenum (Mo), Sulfur (S) and Zinc (Zn) plus a natural detergent based "sticker" that makes the product stick to the leaves until absorbed by the plant.
This mix will make 16 gallons of solution.
JPAG06 Plant Growth Stimulator for Banana Plants $14.95
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